Wind-engine



UNITED STATES 'PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES O. WEIDMAN, OF POE, OHIO.

WIND-ENGINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 260,435, dated July 4,1882A Application filed February 24, 18852. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES OfWEIDMAN, of P oe, in .thecounty of Medinaand State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWind i Engines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear,

and exact descriptionot' the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to wind-engines so constructed that the angle ofthe wings may be changed by means of mechanism connected with a suitablegovernor, the parts and combination of parts of which will be more fullyhereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a view of my device in perspective,showing a ballgovernor connected with it to regulate the angle of thewings or sails. Fig. 2 represents a detached sectional view of the axialshaft upon which slides the collar that holds the ends of the rods thatare attached to the win gs of the engine. k- Y t A represents a portionof a tower. Through the bed-plate A' of the tower passes the main shaftB, which engages with the horizontal shaftor axle C by means of the gearwheels a a'. sleeve, M. Any suitable governor may be connected with thisswivel.

In the drawings is shown a ballgovernor, which is operated by means ofsuitable gearing.

A lever, h, may be pivoted at one end to the tower A. The other end isadjustably attached to the governor rod m. The governing influence islthus conveyed from the lever h to the swivel M by the rod n. When it isdesirable to disen gage the governor from the swivel the lever ispressed down, thus disconnecting the gearing.

With the above-described mechanism the engine is allowed to run at aboutthe same rate of speed, for as the pressure of the wind on the fansincreases the governor raises the swivel M on the shaft, which swingsthe fans out of play.

On the bed-plate A' rests the turn-table E, to which are lattachedplates E', to which are Upon the shaft B slides a swivel or havingatubular end, through which the rods or cranks H pass that are securedto the fans I. Theends of the cranks rest between a4 double disk orcollar, J, that slides upon the shaft G. (Shown in section in Fig. 2.)Asmall rod, e, may be attached to the disk G and pass through the doubledisk J, thus preventing it from Vturning either way. On one side of thecollar is a circularprojection, having a groove, t', in it adapted toreceive the forked end ot' the arm n. which is permanently secured tothe guide K. This guide slides in the boxing I1" and connects with thearm K', which is supA ported by the bracket L. A rod, k, connects withthe arm K', which in turn is loosely attached to the swivel M.

In operating my device the swivel is adj usted and the fans are set inmotion, and in raising the swivel the edges of the fans are turnedtoward the breeze and stop the engine. Thusit will be seen Vthat my milldoes not need the care of watching and' regulating it, as it will.attend to itself under all circumstances, and

in a gale of wind will present very little surface to catch thedangerous blast.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- Y l. In awind-engine, the combination, with the fans, ot' cranks secured to saidfans and adapted to bear in the groove of the sliding disk, governormechanism, and a guide-rod supported between plates, substantiallyasdescribed, for operating said cranks, as set forth.

2. In a wind-engine, the combination of the double disk, provided with agrooved projection, crank H, and guide K, the latter having a forked endadapted to bear in the groove ot' said. projection, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

3. In a windengine, the combination, with shafts B and C and thegovernor, of a swivel or sleeve M, rod 7c, arm K', forked guide K, andthe double disk J, having a groovedprojection within which the fork ofsaid guideis Vadapted to bear, substantially as and for the purpose setforth. l

4. In a wind-engine, the combination, with to this specification in thepresence of two subthe double disk J and outer disk, G, of the seribingwitnesses.

cranks H supporting the fans andarms g rig- 1 idly secured to um disk G,dnd provided with CHARLES 0' WDIDMAN' 5 bearings through which saidcranks pass, sub- Witnesses:

stantially as and for the purpose set forth. W. ENGEL,

In testimony whereof I havesgned my name ALBERT E. LYNCH.

